Bracken Root Noodles (Jue Gen Fen)
真っ黒な見た目に驚き！強烈なコシを持つ「ワラビ」のヘルシー麺
Description
Jet-black glass noodles made from starch extracted from 'bracken' (Fern) roots growing wild deep in Sichuan/Guizhou mountains. Same raw material as JP Warabimochi, but processed into thin noodles. Visually impactful but lacks quirky flavor, offering extremely strong chewiness and smooth throat-feel. Hugely popular as a healthy cold dish.
Classification: Everyone, Ingredient, Glass Noodles, Bracken, Black Noodles, Sichuan Cuisine, Liangban, Healthy
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How to use
Ingredients
- Bracken root starch
- Water
Instructions
- [Typical Uses]
- [Liangban Jue Gen Fen (Hot-sour Black Noodle Salad)]: Boil, shock in cold water, and toss with black vinegar, homemade chili oil, grated garlic, and green chilies (Sichuan restaurant staple appetizer).
- As a finishing ingredient for hot pot.
Learn more Substitutes, pairings, tips
Key spices
Faint mountain aroma unique to bracken、and extremely strong、snappy bite
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
(Hard to substitute. Slightly mimic texture/color with Korean sweet potato cold noodles)
Pairing
Liangban (Cold Salad with Hot-sour sauce) / Hot Pot
Trivia
Extracting bracken root starch is labor-intensive, making it slightly pricier than regular vermicelli. Said to have antipyretic and detox effects, consumed by beauty-conscious women as 'healthy diet noodles'.
Eating tips & etiquette
If a 'pitch-black Somen'-like appetizer appears at a Chinese restaurant, it's this. The black vinegar/chili oil dressing coats the black noodles perfectly, violently stimulating the appetite.
Allergen
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